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How a Board Enables Faster and More Sustainable Growth For Businesses of All Sizes – Small to Large

How a Board Enables Faster and More Sustainable Growth For Businesses of All Sizes – Small to Large

by | Nov 2, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Culture, Excellence, Growth, Leadership, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Profitability, Risk, Strategy, Valuation

Speaking last week with a couple of business owners, it became clear that in both these cases they were missing a great resource that could really work with them to be more profitable, and have faster and more sustainable growth, while reducing their stress levels,...
Chips With Everything – How the Supply Chain Crisis Could Impact Your Business

Chips With Everything – How the Supply Chain Crisis Could Impact Your Business

by | Jul 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Disruption, Economy, Leadership, Pandemic, COVID, Recession, Risk, Success

The supply chain crisis around the world is significant, and it doesn’t feel like it’s going away. The impact of this on business is potentially enormous, and even more difficult in these times of high inflation, high interest rates and potentially reducing demand....
“If I had to run a company on three measures, those measures would be customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cash flow.” – Jack Welch

“If I had to run a company on three measures, those measures would be customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cash flow.” – Jack Welch

by | Jun 28, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Leadership, Profitability, Risk, Sales, Success, Valuation

A great comment by the legendary Jack Welch. I think few business owners would disagree with the measures of customer and employee satisfaction, but many might question seeing cash flow, as opposed to profit, as the third measure. But a profitable company can still be...
Unretirement – Overcoming the Skills Shortage with an Untapped Resource

Unretirement – Overcoming the Skills Shortage with an Untapped Resource

by | Jun 15, 2022 | Board & Governance, Business - General, BusinessFitness, Coaching, Economy, HR & Personnel, Leadership, Motivation, NEDs, Non-Executive Directors, Productivity, Risk, Work Life Balance

There is no question that there’s a global skills shortage – not just among the developed countries, but the developing ones, too, like South Africa – with no less than 87% of companies either already experiencing this, or expecting to do so within the next few years,...